Deaths and Funerals
Charles Sidney Edmonds of Head O Bay Farms Maryland died in Baltimore hospital Tuesday night. Born June 24 1917 in Winchester he was son of Mrs Wood Garner Edmonds and the late Stuart H Edmonds. He is survived by his mother and brother S Garner Edmonds plus two nieces and a nephew. Funeral at Christ Episcopal Church Chaptico Saturday 11 am with burial at the adjacent cemetery. Laura Ludessa Shearer of Elizabethown died at St Joseph’s Hospital Lancaster aged 76. She was born October 27 1881 in Frederick County daughter of Charles W Finfrock and Anna McDonald Finfrock. She belonged to Galaxy Christian Church Welltown and had two marriages. Surviving: husband Garfield Shearer a brother Charles W Finfrock of Savannah and six sisters. Funeral Saturday 2 pm Omps Funeral Home with Rev Harry Crim. interment Mt Hebron. Remains arrive Omps Saturday 10 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Sidney Edmonds
ITI
Wood Garner Edmonds
Head O'Bay Farms
Clements
Baltimore
Stuart H. Edmonds
Winchester
Mr. Edmonds
St. James’ School
Hagerstown
University of Maryland At
S. Garner Edmonds
William H. Edmonds
Helen Garner Edmonds
Ann Edmonds
Edmonds
All Saints Church
St. Mary's County
Young People's Group
Christ Episcopal Church
Chaptico
Laura Ludessa Shearer
Garfield Shearer
Elizabethtown
Joseph's Hospital
Lancaster
Frederick County
Charles W
Anna McDonald Finfrock
Galilee Christian Church
Welltown
Shearer
William Beckey
Charles W. Finfrock
Savannah
Frances Slaughter
Eva Whetzell
Margaret Taylor
City
Ethel B. Nuckles
Shenandoah Junction
W. Va
Mabel Wallingford
Ashland
Kansas
Berdie Manning
Harrisburg
Omps Funeral Home
Harry Crim
Mt. Hebron
Farnsworth Rites Held For Mrs. Alice Farnsworth
Funeral service for Mrs. Alice Grantham Farnsworth of Summit Point West Virginia was conducted at 2 p.m. at Enders Funeral Home Berryville with Rev. Samuel Butcher and Rev. Mr. Roberts officiating. Burial followed at Masconic Cemetery Middleway West Virginia. Pallbearers were James Snyder Wallace Snyder Wilbur Purr George Riley Jerry Beycher and Arnold Dailey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Grantham Farnsworth
Summit Point
W. Va
Enders
Mrs. Bonnie Largent 77 of Hayfield dies after long illness
Mrs. Bonnie Largent of Hayfield dies yesterday afternoon at Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Born October 23, 1880 at Rock Enon she was the daughter of the late James and Florence Anderson and wife of the late James Largent whom she married in 1902. She leaves two daughters Mary Boyer and Goldin Fallin, two brothers Walter O. Anderson and Turner Anderson, two half brothers R. P. Anderson and Dewely Anderson, eight grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Interment at Mount Olive Cemetery with services by Rev. C. V. Glover at Mount Olive Evangelical United Brethren Church. Friends may call at Jones Funeral Home until 12:30 pm Saturday when remains will be moved to the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonnie Largent
Hayfield
Memorial Hospital
Rock Enon
James
Florence Jackson Anderson
James Largent
Gainesboro
Largent
Ebenezer Christian Church
Gore
Mary Boyer
Goldin Fallin
Washington, D.C
Walter O. Anderson
Turner Anderson
R. P. Anderson
Dewely Anderson
Roanoke
Mount Olive Evangelical
Adams Service for Lloyd R. Adams
Funeral for Lloyd R. Adams of 331 Fairview Avenue will be Friday at 10 30 am at Jones Funeral Home with Rev Joseph S Duckwall of Highland Presbyterian Church officiating. Pallbearers include Roland Adams Edward Weigh Stanley Godenour William Adams Stanley Watkins and Maynard Brewer. Interment in Chestnut Grove Cemetery with viewing at the funeral home prior to service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd R. Adams
Fairview Avenue
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Jones Funeral Home
Josephs. Duckwall
Highland Presbyterian Church
Roland Adams
Edward Weigh
Stanley Godenour
William Adams
Stanley Watkins
Maynard Brewer
Chestnut Grove
Peters Service A Funeral for Jesse P. Peters
Funeral for Jesse Paul Peters of Paper Mill Road will be at 8 p.m. at Jones Funeral Home with Rev. Forrest B. Ogesby officiating. Graveside rites are set for Friday at 3 p.m. in Arlington National Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Paul Peters
Paper Mill Road
Jones Funeral Home
Forrest B. Ogesby
Braddock Street Methodist Church
Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington
Funeral service for Marshall L. Warner
Funeral services for Marshall Lee Warner age 36 will be held tomorrow at 2 p m at the Omps Funeral Home. The Rev Carl W Hiser pastor of the First Evangelical United Brethren Church will officiate. Interment will follow at Mt Hebron Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Lee Warner
Route 1
Omps Funeral Home
Carl W. Hiser
First Evangelical United Brethren Church
Mt. Hebron Cemetery
Crater Studied For Blast Clues
Niagara Falls investigators probe a massive midmorning explosion at the Niagara Junction Railroad yards. A crater more than 40 feet deep and 150 feet wide, with property damage exceeding a million dollars, suggests a pipe line release may have sparked the blast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niagara Falls
Niagara Junction
E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co
Bank Asset Growth Mirrors Regional Population and Industry
Since 1951 the three Winchester banks increased total assets by 13.2 million dollars due to population growth and new or expanding industry. From 1955 to 1956 assets rose by 3.32 million, with each bank posting year to year gains through 1957. Individual bank figures show steady quarterly growth across 1951 to 1957, led by Farmers and Merchants and Shenandoah Valley institutions. Nothing new about this cold drink, but it's still good. Ginger ale or root beer poured over vanilla ice cream. Serve with straws after stirring well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Shenandoah Valley
Commercial and Savings
Farmers and Merchants
Dinner Tonight Honors Rayburn
The White House hosts the second of six 1958 state dinners in Washington for Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn and about 80 guests. Rayburn will escort his sister Mrs. W A Thomas of Dallas to the formal affair, a first for her at these dinners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Tex
Sam
Eisenhower
Rayburn
W. A. Thomas
Dallas
Thomas
Edward Bartley
Texas
Eisenhowers
Penn Central Reports Loss At PRR In 1957
The Pennsylvania Railroad posts 1957 net income of 19.06 million dollars vs 41.55 million in 1956, a 22.49 million drop about 54 percent. Directors warn continuing losses likely into February, with November and December deficits marking a first since 1946 and 1954 respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
America
PRR
James M. Symes
Symes
Municipal Court Driving Offense Docket
Donald M. Nixdorff of 610 Amherst St. cited for speeding with radar, $24.25 fine. Hayward Wesley Pitcock of 366 Charles St. cited for drunk driving, $9.25 fine. Elias R. Orndoff of 316 Amherst St. cited for driving under the influence, $105.25 fine and 30 days suspended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald M. Nixdorff
Amherst St
Hayward Wesley Pitcock
Charles St
Elias R. Orndoff
FCC Officials’ Per Diems and Gifts Under Scrutiny
The Times reports FCC members accepted $12 per diem for travel and honoraria from industry groups, and duty trips on which they were paid by companies. Doerfer defended allowances as legal and said color TV sets loaned by manufacturers aid officials in understanding technology. The Schwartz memorandum cites a strong stance by Controller General Campbell against these actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lished Broadcasting
FCC
Times
John C. Doerfer
Commission
Doerfer
Schwartz
Joseph Campbell
Dance Program Tomorrow Aids Dental Clinic
Clarke County PTA presents Varieties of 1958 at the High School Auditorium Friday January 24 at 8 p.m. under Miss Dorothy Ewing with Mrs. John Kater as accompanist to benefit a dental clinic in public schools. Local children from Brenda Brown to Nancy McCauley perform in three tempos including soft shoe ballet and globe trotting acts. Tickets available at the door Wisecarvers Gents' Shop Berryville or from ticket chairman Mrs. Thomas Iden Berryville 379.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke County
Parent Teachers Association
Dorothy Ewing
Ewing Studio of Dance Art
John Kater
Brenda 8. Brown
Donna Germroth
Mary J. Russell
Pamela Verrett
Mary A. Wanner
Shiela Snapp
Eisenhower urges union financial reporting and penalties
The article outlines proposed federal rules requiring unions to file detailed financial and internal operation reports. It warns that unions failing to comply could lose labor rights and tax exemptions. Also notes coverage extending to all unions, including those not under Taft Hartley. Sections mix with a sardine hors d oeuvre recipe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Treasuries
Eisenhower
United Mine Workers
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Virginia Purebred Swine Breeders Association Sale Notice
Sales directory entry announces the Virginia Purebred Swine Breeders Association sale at Farmers Livestock Exchange in Winchester Virginia with registered hogs under R M Godsey secretary. A second sale lists H K Benham as Special Commissioner of Sale in front of Frederick County Court House handling city and county property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc
Winchester
R. M. Godsey
H. K. Benham
Frederick County Court House
One Injured In Two-Car Crash in City
A two car crash at the intersection of E Piccadilly Street and East Lane at 10 55 a m yesterday injured one person. Joan Egan 19 of Pitcairn Pennsylvania suffered a cut ankle as a passenger in a 1954 Ford convertible driven by Gerald L Browder of Pittsburgh. The other car was a 1948 Chevrolet panel truck driven by Ray Astor McBride of Hoy West Virginia. The truck headed east on E Piccadilly Street turned onto East Lane, the westbound car failed to stop for a stop sign due to ice and struck the truck. Damages were estimated at 250 for the Ford and 75 for the truck. A second single car mishap occurred at the Hogue Creek bridge on Rt 50 west of Winchester last evening with no injuries. Details could not be learned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Piccadilly St
East Lane
Joan Egan
Pitcairn
Gerald L. Browder
Pittsburgh
Ray Astor McBride
Hoy
W.va
W. L. Fogle
Virginia Woolen Co
Ford
Hogue Creek
Rt. 50
Winchester
Friendship
Airman to Simulate Moon Flight at Randolph Air Base
Airman C Donald Farrell 23 will spend seven days in a space chamber at Randolph Air Force Base near San Antonio in February to simulate a flight to the moon. A school spokesman cited his intelligence and normalcy after tests as reasons for keeping him off limits to newsmen amid heavy press interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Tex
Donald Farrell
Parrell
Air Force
Bronx
N. Y
School of Aviation Medicine
Randolph Air Face Base
Parrel
Farrell
Answers to the Daily Quiz Rhode Island to Prince Edward Island
A quiz item set lists places and names including Rhode Island Geneva Sirius Charles Dickens Belgrade Poet Prince Edward Island Filipinos and Erwin Rommel. The lumbering question asks what a cruise means and the answer: in lumbering a cruise is a survey of forest lands to estimate volume and timber grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhode Island
Geneva
Sirius
Charles Dickens
Belgrade
Prince Edward Island
Erwin Rommel
DIATRON Promises Easy Weight Loss Guarantee
An ad claims a new product DIATRON curbs hunger without drugs diet or exercise and promises weight loss after the first package or your money back. Sold by MILLER'S DRUG STORE at 107 N Loudoun St with mail orders available and a money back guarantee.
Weather Today Forecast With Cooler Southwest Spread
The forecast shows fair conditions in the north with increasing clouds to the south tonight. Lows near 30 on the coast and 22 to 30 inland. Friday will be cloudy and cooler with a rain southwestward extension into the east and north, possibly mixing with snow in the north.
Rainfall Totals and Averages for Past Year and Month
Rainfall in the last 24 hours ending 8 30 am is .02 inches. January to date is 2.08 inches, same for 1958. Average annual rainfall over 48 years is 36.78 inches. Monthly averages 1912-1957 show January 2.41, February 2.02, March 2.97, April 3.10, May 3.82, June 3.35, July 3.73, August 3.92, September 2.70, October 3.26, November 2.52, December 2.48.
Woman Killed by Electric Shock in Bath Room
In Portsmouth Mrs Bar clay Short is reported dead from an electric shock while showering. Her three year old son David Short was found later playing in the bathtub beside the body. Medical examiner Charles Barclay says the child may have been in the tub when the shock occurred and that Mrs Short had likely died four to five hours before discovery. The husband, a boilermaker, was at work at the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Short
Maynard Krause
Charles O. Barclay
David
Rev Kinzie Speaks At D A R Meeting Pastors Colonial Church History
The Rev John Kinzie of Calvary Baptist Church spoke at the Fort Loudoun Chapter D A R meeting in the War Memorial Building on church denominations in the Colonial era and their roles in the Revolutionary War. Mrs James Crew read two articles including a Legion reprint opposing UNESCO and a piece on the New Russian Embassy. Gordon Lasater, Texas rancher from Falfurrias, owns 400000 acres and 20000 beef cattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kinzie
Calvary Baptist Church
Fort Loudoun
Daughters of the Amercian Revolution
War Memorial Building
Virginia
Episcopal
Hunt
Jamestown
James Crew
American Legion
National Convention of
The
Unesco
Gordon Lasater
Texas
Falfurrias
Tex
Crossword Clue Fragments and Abbreviations List
A mixed entry of crossword style clues with oblique hints including chemical, geographic, and linguistic abbreviations. Items cover family terms numbers and verbs with several global references such as celebes macaws and Egyptian dancers.
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Sidney Edmonds
Mrs. Garfield Shearer
Farnsworth
Jesse P. Peters
Jones
Floyd R. Adams
Bonnie A. Sargent
Olive E. A. B. Church
Kenneth E. Henry
Myers Water Systems
C. 1
Brumback & Sons
N. Cameron St
Chapman Motor CO
Welltown Pike
Winchester Concrete
Smalts, Fiorist
Mrs
Adams Service
Armstrong Lingtile
Armstrong Linotile
Piccadilly St
Warner Service
Crater
Pennsy
Red
Common Council
Valley Avenue
Miller Street
Hart Street
Loudoun Street
Common
Claude B
Smalts
Robert S. Barbour
Tomorrow Aids Dental Clinic
IEE
OMP Funeral Home and
Order of the Golden Role
Rose
Portsmouth
Kinzie
D.A.R
Luimde
General Electric
G. E. Washers
G. E. Dryers
Daily Crossword
ACROS
Rome
A Job
Distinct
Braz
Bashan
Sun
God
S.A
Yinae
Czech
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